SB 305 - AS INTRODUCED
2002 SESSION
03/09
SENATE BILL 305
AN ACT establishing a committee to study methods for improving communication tower aesthetics.
SPONSORS: Sen. Pignatelli, Dist 13; Sen. Below, Dist 5; Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24; Sen. Fernald, Dist 11
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a committee to study methods for improving communication tower aesthetics.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02-3007
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing a committee to study methods for improving communication tower aesthetics.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study methods for improving communication tower aesthetics.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Examine how communications towers or personal wireless service facilities (PWSFs) encroach on the natural beauty of the state, and the extent to which such encroachment affects tourism, economic growth opportunities, and civic pride.
II. Study incentives that may be provided to communities and private entities to disguise or camouflage PWSFs in order to preserve the natural beauty of the construction location.
III. Examine developments in the communications industry to determine whether technological developments, including, but not limited to, improved satellite communications capabilities, may reduce the need for PWSF construction.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.